mcapper
Registered User
How does every-one store their digital photos?
I've recently got a digital SLR and even more recently started shooting in RAW.
The result - RAW conversion software and big big tiff files on the computer.
My computer is creaking a little and going a bit slower than I would like.
So, firstly I may buy some extra RAM memory to speed the processing and then secondly, I think I will also by an external hard drive as a way of storing photos. I can then access them from the external drive to work on and convert and not clog up the computer. After that, they can go on a disc.
Now, this might be asking too much, but is there something that would work as a classic hard drive as well as having the capacity to store photos straight from the compact flash card so that I could use it to store photos when on holiday. From what I've seen, it looks like the media storage devices that read cards aren't the same as a classic hard drive (and you have to pay a lot more for them). But any ideas for something that would do both at a reasonable price would be much appreciated.
Many thanks as ever
Matthew
I've recently got a digital SLR and even more recently started shooting in RAW.
The result - RAW conversion software and big big tiff files on the computer.
My computer is creaking a little and going a bit slower than I would like.
So, firstly I may buy some extra RAM memory to speed the processing and then secondly, I think I will also by an external hard drive as a way of storing photos. I can then access them from the external drive to work on and convert and not clog up the computer. After that, they can go on a disc.
Now, this might be asking too much, but is there something that would work as a classic hard drive as well as having the capacity to store photos straight from the compact flash card so that I could use it to store photos when on holiday. From what I've seen, it looks like the media storage devices that read cards aren't the same as a classic hard drive (and you have to pay a lot more for them). But any ideas for something that would do both at a reasonable price would be much appreciated.
Many thanks as ever
Matthew